After a successful April sale, Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers is returning with another Fine Art Auction on October 26 in Milford, Connecticut. The lots, many of them fresh to the market, come from numerous private collections from all around the country.
“We are thrilled to present this remarkable Fine Art Auction, featuring extraordinary artworks by revered artists such as Norman Rockwell, Aldro Thompson Hibbard, Frederick Carl Frieseke, William Merritt Chase and more,” says Sandra Germain, owner of Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers. “This auction offers a unique opportunity for collectors to add excellent pieces to their collections, each representing the mastery and artistic brilliance of the featured artists.”
Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939), Lady Trying on a Hat, 1909. Oil on canvas, 63¾ x 51 in., signed and dated lower right: ‘F.C. Frieseke – 1909’. Estimate: $250/350,000
One highlight in the sale is American impressionist Frederick Carl Frieseke’s Lady Trying on a Hat, a work that the auction house calls a “masterpiece of American Impressionism.” The image shows a woman seated at a vanity as she adjusts a magnificent floral hat. The work was first exhibited at the Carnegie Institute in 1909 and at the National Academy of Design the same year. The auction house has provenance extending all the way back to the artist. In 1906, Frieseke spent the summer in Giverny, France, and the influence of French Impressionism is apparent in this work. Estimates for the work are $250,000 to $350,000.
Switching gears to Golden Age Illustration, Shannon’s will also offer Norman Rockwell’s When Youth is Beautiful, a simple and exquisite oil showing the artist’s signature charm and storytelling ability. Originally an illustration for a story of the same title published in the November 1933 issue of the Women’s Home Companion, When Youth is Beautiful had a caption that read, “He’s-go-take-me-out-don’t-sit-up-g’night-darl’n-Miss’Adelaide!” The work, which has been in a private collection for 40 years, is estimated at $100,000 to $150,000.
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), When Youth is Beautiful. Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 in., initialed lower right: ‘NR’. Estimate: $100/150,000
Also being offered is a winter scene, Winter in the Hills (A Vermont Winter), by New England painter Aldro Thompson Hibbard. It will have estimates of $40,000 to $60,000. The Vermont scene was purchased at Vose Galleries in 1925 and has been in a private collection ever since. “This painting is an example of the works Hibbard completed during winters around Jamaica, Vermont,” the auction house notes. “Painted with quick broad brushstrokes, the composition creates a multi-sensory experience that captures the tranquility and seclusion of the countryside during winter.”
Aldro Thompson Hibbard (1886-1972), Winter in the Hills (A Vermont Winter), ca. 1910-1920. Oil on canvas, 30¼ x 34 in. Estimate: $40/60,000
Bidding will be offered in the auction room, on Shannon’s website and through Invaluable, as well as by phone and absentee bidding. Shannon’s will also offer a printed catalog as well as in-person auction previews prior to the sale. For more information, visit the auction house’s website.
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